venous thrombosis
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- noun
- /ˈviːnəs θrɒmˈboʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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trombosis venosa
- The doctor diagnosed her with venous thrombosis after she complained of swelling in her leg.
- deep venous thrombosis
- risk of venous thrombosis
- hereditary venous thrombosis
Examples
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There was no clinical evidence of deep venous thrombosis.
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The effectiveness of the drug should be investigated in future studies of venous thrombosis.
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We called a family history "positive" when venous thrombosis was reported in one or more parents or siblings by the patient or control.
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A factor that could lead to such preferential prescription is a positive family history of venous thrombosis.
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We conclude that the poor response to APC is the most important hereditary cause of venous thrombosis.
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We also looked for alternative explanations by investigating the effect of a positive family history of venous thrombosis, a history of pregnancy, and age.
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Patients were grouped according to the type of prophylaxis against deep venous thrombosis that they received.
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Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for both arterial and venous thrombosis.
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Patient's venous duplex did not reveal any evidence of venous thrombosis in the legs.
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It may well be worthwhile to test all patients with venous thrombosis for this abnormality.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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A blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel and may block blood flow
A blood clot that forms in a vein without inflammation
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'venous' specifies the location (in a vein) and 'thrombosis' names an obstruction by a blood clot, so together they denote a blood-clot obstruction in a vein. Although medical and somewhat technical, the structure is transparent and parallels cognate terms in many languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Venous thrombosis joins venous (about 'veins') and thrombosis (a 'clot'), giving the clear image of a clot blocking a vein, so it means 'a blood clot in a vein'.